Ordering Books and Magazines

Online Catalog

Search the National Library Service for the Blind's Online Union Catalog to find titles of interest, then contact your reader advisor directly by phone, fax, mail, or email to have books sent immediately or added to your request list. In the Little Rock area call 501-682-1155. If you are outside of Little Rock, call Toll Free 1-866-660-0885, or send an email to nlsbooks@library.arkansas.gov.

Magazines

The National Library Service (NLS) provides approximately 75 popular MAGAZINES in Braille or recorded format. If you would like to receive free subscriptions to any of these magazines, call the library at 501-682-1155 (Toll Free 1-866-660-0885). or e-mail us at nlsbooks@library.arkansas.gov. Magazine titles from NLS

Music

Eligible borrowers may receive MUSIC materials directly from the Music Section of NLS. The collection consists of scores in Braille and large print; textbooks and books about music in Braille and large print; and elementary instruction for voice, piano, organ, guitar, recorder, accordion, banjo, and harmonica in recorded form. You may send an email to the Music Section at nls@loc.gov.

Braille

The National Library Service for the Blind (NLS) in Washington provides information on literary, mathematics, and music BRAILLE transcription and proofreading instruction (locally and via correspondence); literary Braille competency certification; and Braille technology.

The National Library Service for the Blind (NLS) has the world’s largest collection of digital audio books and digital braille books available for free download. Up to 100 books a month may be downloaded free of charge. Access to the NLS Download Pilot website is restricted to authorized NLS readers. Patrons must register for and receive a login ID and password to access it.

Patrons must have an email address set up in their name with their home address and must have high speed internet access.